Japan ex-official gets prison term in casino bribery case
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has sentenced to four years in prison a former top government official for taking…
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ANÁLISIS | Las próximas semanas definirán la presidencia de Biden y darán forma a las elecciones intermedias
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden debe definir la política de este otoño antes de que lo defina a él, mientras busca restablecer…
Continue Reading South Korea monitoring the North over military parade signs
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it’s keeping a close watch on North Korea amid signs…
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Majestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant, yet the iconic tree’s footprint is shrinking. As CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports, human-induced climate…
Continue Reading Majestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant: It can grow to more than 200 feet tall and live longer than 3,000 years. Yet…
Continue Reading Estatua de Cristóbal Colón en la Ciudad de México será reemplazada por una de una mujer indígena
olivertapia (CNN) — Una estatua de Cristóbal Colón que fue removida el año pasado de su posición a lo largo de una de las principales…
Continue Reading Indian state battered by COVID now on alert for Nipah virus
NEW DELHI (AP) — The southern Indian state of Kerala is ramping up efforts to stop a potential outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, even as the…
Continue Reading Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage
By LORI HINNANT and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Survivors of Islamic State group’s 2015 attack on Paris and those who…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians celebrate prison break
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military says it has launched airstrikes on what it said was a Hamas…
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Watch a plane fly through a tunnel — and set a Guinness World Record at the same time
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Some pilots focus on flying high, but Dario Costa’s success at flying low has landed him in the Guinness Book of World…
Continue Reading Toddler lost in Australian woods for 3 days out of hospital
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who spent three nights lost in rugged Australian woodland is home…
Continue Reading Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
By MARIAM FAM, DEEPTI HAJELA and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim Americans who grew up under the shadow of 9/11 have…
Continue Reading El opositor venezolano Roland Carreño fue trasladado a un hospital privado de Caracas tras sufrir una crisis hipertensiva, dice su abogada
olivertapia (CNN Español) — Roland Carreño, periodista y dirigente del partido Voluntad Popular de Venezuela, fue trasladado este lunes a un…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are mixed in Asia after shares closed mostly lower on Wall Street as traders returned…
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Asian stocks mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are mixed in Asia after shares closed mostly lower on Wall Street as traders returned…
Continue Reading Myanmar opposition calls for national uprising against army
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The main underground group coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military rulers has called for a…
Continue ReadingDelta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model
By Ben Westcott, CNN Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is…
Continue ReadingDelta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model
CNN, CDC By Ben Westcott, CNN Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta…
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Children make up more than a quarter of the weekly US Covid-19 cases, pediatricians’ group says
By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue Reading Florida shooter may have first pounded on neighbor’s door
By CURT ANDERSON, TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A man who lives near the Florida home where three adults…
Continue Reading China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
Continue Reading China-to-Hong Kong travelers will no longer need quarantine
HONG KONG (AP) — Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China will no longer need to quarantine. The semi-autonomous city’s top official…
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LEADING OFF: Franco ties a Mantle mark, Civale returns
By The Associated Press Rays rookie Wander Franco has reached base safely in 36 straight games. That’s the longest active streak in the majors and…
Continue Reading US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
Continue Reading China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
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El Salvador buys bitcoin as the digital currency becomes legal tender
By Merlin Delcid, CNN Business El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency on Tuesday, kicking off a radical…
Continue Reading Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
By MARIAM FAM, DEEPTI HAJELA and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim Americans who grew up under the shadow of 9/11 have…
Continue Reading From Nobel laureate to global pariah: How the world got Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia so wrong
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN ”Abiy, Abiy,” the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia’s tricolor flag and cheering as the country’s…
Continue Reading California wildfire near Lake Tahoe nearly half contained
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained. The head of the state’s…
Continue Reading US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
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